Northstar VFR
MARCH 30, 2025
Begin a turn around the point, keeping asteepest bank angleon the downwind, where your groundspeed is highest. your groundspeed begins to slow down),shallow your bank angleto compensate for the decreasing groundspeed. Pro tip: Watch your airspeed vs groundspeed. Lets take a look at these ground reference maneuvers: 1.
iPad Pilot News
MARCH 11, 2025
The alert will only sound once every 60 seconds and is automatically disabled if groundspeed is less than 40 knots. Runway Final Approach Alert – Alerts when approaching any runway, based on altitude, vertical speed, track, and when within 4 nm of the runway threshold. AGL after having been above 1,000 ft.
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Air Facts
MAY 10, 2024
What speed on final approach? Speed should be target (Vref) + 10 kts, in full landing configuration until the final approach segment. The rule of thumb is VSI = ½ groundspeed times 10. Non-towered airports greatly raise the possibility of traffic conflicts. What are the possibilities of a GPWS activation?
Air Facts
OCTOBER 14, 2024
As we got crossed the final approach fix, the rain shaft grew. I asked the pilot to declare a missed approach and request vectors back for another ILS. I could see a sudden shaft of rain in front by about seven miles. The clouds decided to empty their burden. The clouds decided to empty their burden.
Pilot Institute
JULY 12, 2024
A quick way to estimate the correct descent rate for a 3-degree glidepath is to multiply your groundspeed by five. How to Improve the Final Approach After lining up with the extended centerline, assess if the aircraft is above or below the glidepath. Flying at 60 knots? Similarly, avoid deploying the flaps while turning.
Professional Pilot
DECEMBER 10, 2024
The weather at GYD was so bad that could not even commence an approach. Before we reached the final approach fix (FAF), the windshear ahead alert was triggered. We decided to cancel our approach, and received a windshear warning several seconds after the alert.
Air Facts
DECEMBER 11, 2024
So, there you are, flying at 6,000 feet with a nice tailwind, riding the wave of speed looking at the groundspeed hit the marks you have not seen in a while. You look at the multifunction display and notice the groundspeed is slowing down to your true airspeed as if the wind has suddenly traded in for calm. All is good with the world.
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